Candy-gutting machine



' (No Model.)

B. PARKER.'

CANDY CUTTING MACHINE.

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linnen STATES:

PATENT OFFICE,

BENJAMIN PARKER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CANDY-CUTTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 270,468, dated January 9, 18E?,

I ApplicationflledSeptember29,1882. (No model.)

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The invention consists essentially innovel combinations of parts, including a traveling carriage, a rotary shaft carrying a number of cutting-disks or circular knives, and a drivingshaft and gearing arranged to move the carriage and cuttingldisks in the Sallie direction, but so that the cutting-edges of the disks or knives move at a greater velocity than the cartransverse section ofthe machine.

. Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates a frame, and B designates a carriage adapted to he moved horizontally on ways or guides a in said frame.

Upon the under `side of ther` carriage is a rack, B; and O designates a dririugshaft arranged transversely to the rack and carrying a spurpinion, C', which engages with the rack and serves to operate the carriage. The carriage may, however, be operated from the shaft O by chain-gearing or otherwise.

Upon the shaft C is a hand-wheel or iywheel, O2, which has an operating-handle, O3, whereby it may be turned.

Upon the frame A are erected housings D; and E designates a shaft extending across the carriage parallel with the shalt (Land adapted to turn in boxes b,which are tted in the housings D. The boxes I) are here represented as supported upon springs c, and they are held in position vertically at any desired height by screws d in a well-understood manner.

Upon the shalt E are secured a number of circular knives or cutting-disks, F, which are maintained at a xed distance apart by Washers' orcollars @,iuterposed between them. The knives or disks and washers or collars are provided with grooves or notches f, (Shown in Fig. 2.,) which t a spline or feather, f', tixed in the shaft, and by this means the knives or disks and washers are locked to the shaft so as to turn therewith.

Upon the shaft C is a gear-wheel, G, which engages witha wheel, G', on the shaitE, and through it operates said shaft. It will be observed that motion is transmitted from the shaft O both to the cutter-shaft E and to the carriage B, and that the carriage and the lower or operating portion of the knives or cutters always move in the same direction; but the pinion C', the wheels G G', and the knives or cutters are so proportioned in size that the velocity of the cutting-edges is considerably greater than that of the carriage. The carriage, as here shown,consists of an open frame upon which are placed two removable boards H. These boards are ttedin a seat,g, in the carriage, and they are square, so that whichever Way they are placed they will lit said seat. The candy to be cut is rolled out into sheets, which are placed on these boards. after which the boards are placed on the carriage, and the carriage is moved along, cutting the candy into strips or long bars. then shifted a quarter of a turn horizontally, and by running the carriage back the strips or bars are cut crosswise into small pieces or cubes.

Between the knives or disks F are strippingfingers F', which are secured to a bar, I, extending t ransversely across above the carriage, and which prevent'the cnt candy from being carried round by th/e knives or disks. In the tirst cutting of the sheets into strips or bars there is no danger of the knives picking up the candy, and consequently the candy may be carried under the knives from the side on which are the stripping-fingers; butin cutting The boards H are 'i IOO these strips or bars crosswise the carriage is moved in the opposite direction and the striplying-tingers are usel'ul.

The boards H, beingr square, may be shifted as often as desired, and if one side of the boards becomes badly scored they may be tuxned upside down.

What I claim as my invention, and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent. is

1. The combination, with the traveling carriage and the rotary shaft provided with circular knives, ot' the driving-shaft land mechanism through which it operates both said carriage and shaft, said mechanism being arranged to move the operating portion otn the knives in the same direction as said bed and at a quicker speed, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

B. PARKER.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNEs, C. E. SUNDGREN. 

